Biggest smartphone announcements from MWC 2017

With the Mobile World Congress 2017 still underway in Barcelona, most major brands have made announcements for upcoming smartphonesET Bureau | Updated: March 01, 2017, 09:48 IST

Even with the Mobile World Congress 2017 still underway in Barcelona, most major brands have made announcements for upcoming smartphones. ET gives you a quick look at some of the phones that will be arriving in the coming months.

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

The XZ premium is the flagship offering from Sony and is amongst the first smartphones to be powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. It is also the first smartphone with a 4k HDR display (5.5-inch) and is IP68 certified for water and dust resistance.

Other specifications include 4GB RAM, 64GB storage and a 3,230mAh battery. Sony has integrated new cameras capable of 960fps slow motion video recording. Other features include a 13MP front camera, expandable storage, USB Type-C port and Android Nougat.

You read that right! The iconic Nokia feature phone is back. HMD Global, owners of the Nokia brand, have re-launched the Nokia 3310 at MWC while trying to retain the original's charm. There is a D-pad in the center, 2.4-inch colour display (320 x 240 pixels), 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB port and a 2MP rear camera.

The phone has 16GB storage (can be expanded up to 32GB) and a 1,200mAh battery. It comes in four different colours, runs the Symbian 30 operating system and will come with a new version of classic Snake game.

The swanky new BlackBerry is the first QWERTY phone from TCL, who took on the license to manufacture BlackBerry phones in December last year. It combines a 4.5-inch display (1620 x 1080 pixels) with the signature hardware keyboard. Like the previous Priv and Passport, the keyboard doubles up as a capacitive touchpad. The space bar now has an integrated fingerprint scanner too.

These are the successors to last year's Moto G4 but instead of plastic, these now have a metal body design. The Moto G5 has a 5-inch full HD display and is powered by a Snapdragon 430 processor, 2GB RAM, 1632GB storage and a 2,800mAh battery. It has a 13MP primary camera, 5MP front camera, fingerprint scanner and expandable storage.

Alcatel has launched a semi-modular phone called the A5. We say 'semi' because it lets you add accessories in a similar way to Moto's Z series.

The company showcased various snap-on covers: one with a battery pack, one with a speaker and kickstand and yet another case with integrated LEDs (configurable to show any colour or pattern for notifications).

The phone has a 5.2-inch HD display and runs Android 6.0. Hardware includes a 1.5Ghz octa-core Mediatek MT6753 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage and a 2,800mAh battery. Other specifications include expandable storage, 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera.

LG's new flagship for 2017 has a 5.7-inch 2k display (18:9 aspect) with surprisingly narrow bezels. The phone has IP68 certification for water resistance and ditches the modular design of the LG G5 in favor of a metal unibody.Inside is a Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB RAM, 3264GB storage and a 3,300mAh battery.

It has dual 13MP rear camera setup with OIS, laser autofocus, HDR 10 and dual LED flash while the front has a 5MP selfie shooter. It comes with Android 7.0 and will be the first smartphone after Google's Pixel to get the Google Assistant feature.